According to a current report, more than 1 billion apps were downloaded worldwide during the last week of 2011. That is an all-time record. Apps explosion The Flurry Analytics report, released Monday, combines totals from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. The report showed a record-breaking 1.2 billion app

The differences between an app and a program can be minimal, especially on the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store has hit 100 million app downloads, and it has proven it is an effective way for developers to distribute their programs. The Mac App Store Launched in January 2011,

The London-based Financial Times wants iPhone and iPad users to be able to access the publication’s app, but it isn’t keen on the “Apple tax,” reports TechCrunch. Rather than allow Apple to collect a 30 percent tax on subscriptions through the app, the Financial Times has gone rogue and launched

Since it became available, the Amazon Fire tablet has shown strong sales numbers. Now, supply-chain analysts are estimating that Amazon will release a privately-branded smartphone in the next year. Analyzing the supply chain Citigroup supply chain analysts have been studying the Asian suppliers used to build both the Fire tablet

The Amazon App store burst onto the scene, offering thousands of free apps to subscribers. Several months later, the Amazon App store is proving to be mostly a source for free apps rather than a cash cow for developers. Amazon may not be paying off When the Amazon App store